FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car)

Mar 25, 09 8:22

Post #1 of 18 (2644 views)

Want a fun sports car but times are hard? This is the solution. 30mpg, 87 octane, extremely fast, extremely cheap, Toyota reliability, and I will even throw in a bike rack that fits!

2000 Toyota MR2, 91,000 miles
Mid Engined, rear wheel drive.
Weight reduced to 2000lbs
~155 horsepower
Chassis reinforced with aftermarket tubular aluminum braces front and rear, above and below
Tein SS adjustable coilovers
Lightweight wheels
Carbon fiber hard top
Long tube header
Cold air intake
all suspension bushings replaced with urethane bushings about 10k miles ago

Loud, light, fast. Many autocross victories. All the fun of a lotus elise with the gas mileage of a toyota echo! (actually a little better, same motor, less weight!)

more pics:
http://www.slip-angle.com/hosted/mr2sale/

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Last edited by: jackmott: Mar 25, 09 8:30

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 8:53

Post #2 of 18 (2594 views)

i can't believe that you have spoked wheels on the back; would be faster with discs!!

Brian Hammond
Tailwind Endurance
http://www.TailwindEndurance.com

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [Hamiam] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 8:56

Post #3 of 18 (2587 views)

maybe I can get an aero kit like this!

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 9:03

Post #4 of 18 (2575 views)

I could buy alot of fun with $7500

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [yoondaddy] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 9:07

Post #5 of 18 (2564 views)

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I could buy alot of fun with $7500

But cocaine and hookers are not legal! This is!

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 10:21

Post #6 of 18 (2462 views)

everything's legal in Vegas.....well it should be anyway

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [btmoney] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 10:47

Post #7 of 18 (2432 views)

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everything's legal in Vegas.....well it should be anyway

This is a great vegas car. Unclip the top and cruise in the open air!

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 10:59

Post #8 of 18 (2413 views)

53/39 or 50/34?

How tall are you?

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [pilam99] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 11:05

Post #9 of 18 (2403 views)

I am 6'3"

this one only has one derailleur and just 5 gears

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53/39 or 50/34?

How tall are you?

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 13:49

Post #10 of 18 (2277 views)

I'm 5'11 63/64" will this fit me?

Manual? Two years ago, I would've snagged this. Good luck!

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [I<3speed] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 13:51

Post #11 of 18 (2275 views)

PS different tuning on the echo than your car.

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [I<3speed] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 13:55

Post #12 of 18 (2268 views)

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PS different tuning on the echo than your car.

Not substantively. Still runs on 87octane, I get in the 32mpg range in houston city driving if I drive like a normal person.

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [I<3speed] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 13:55

Post #13 of 18 (2267 views)

It is a roomy car, you will fit fine!

5 speed manual

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I'm 5'11 63/64" will this fit me?

Manual? Two years ago, I would've snagged this. Good luck!

Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
Aeroweenie.com -Compendium of Aero Data and Knowledge
Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 15:50

Post #14 of 18 (2205 views)

Cool car, but I'm going to save my $7,500 for a CEO Ironman spot ;)

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 21:27

Post #15 of 18 (2063 views)

got photos of the bike rack on it?

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 21:44

Post #16 of 18 (2057 views)

Really, I get to be the first? Your seat is too high! ;-)

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [jackmott] [ In reply to ]

Mar 25, 09 21:54

Post #17 of 18 (2053 views)

I'm not knocking your car. it's near perfect (only things I would ask for is floor to luggage space and quieter exhaust). Everyone on here respects power to weight ratios. Having said that, you can't compare it to the echo and 32 mpg city is a pretty tall claim. Granted I haven't been to Houston, but I assume it has traffic lights and stop signs. You're upgrades won't give you an accurate mpg read on your display if that's what you're relying on.

Re: FS: my car! The most fun $7,500 will ever buy you (in a car) [I<3speed] [ In reply to ]

cyclonehockey21

Mar 25, 09 22:09

Post #18 of 18 (2047 views)

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I'm not knocking your car. it's near perfect (only things I would ask for is floor to luggage space and quieter exhaust). Everyone on here respects power to weight ratios. Having said that, you can't compare it to the echo and 32 mpg city is a pretty tall claim. Granted I haven't been to Houston, but I assume it has traffic lights and stop signs. You're upgrades won't give you an accurate mpg read on your display if that's what you're relying on.

Um yes it will unless he has some new magical system for calculating MPG. as Long as the Tire circumfrance stays the same. The speedometer gear in the transmission will spin the same number of times it did before for the exact same number of miles. The only modification he could make that would change that is Tire size.

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